Nop: Geeze, you've AANNKK'ed me twice in two days!
I just got off the phone with her (not gotten any work done) about the "strawberry pop-tart" she logged this morning. I sent her an email asking where she was hiding the pop tarts...she called me, laughing, saying that she had just realized that I would be able to see what she's been eating. But she said it was good, that I could help "enforce" the diet.
I will do my best to help her through this, by, as HP suggested, figuring out serving size, maybe making some special dishes on nights when we don't have the extra kids at home.
The deal is, I don't have a problem with her body...she does. I will support her plan to lose weight, guys, sheesh.
HD wrote: ---------- The deal is, I don't have a problem with her body...she does. I will support her plan to lose weight, guys, sheesh. ----------
Good choice! :-)
Oh, and make SURE that you NEVER EVER condemn her (or even be negative) when she has a 'bad food day'.
;-) -NOPkins-
I will ferret out an affair at any opportunity.
-An affair is the embodiment of entitlement, fueled by resentment and lack of respect. -An infidel will remain unreachable so long as their sense of entitlement exceeds their ability to reason.
Oh and DO NOT sabotage her efforts! I bet my H asks me once a week if I want some ice cream. I fight the quite normal urge to say, No a$$hole I do not want any ice cream! and politely decline anyway.
This is a great thing for you work on with your W. If you get together on menus and such then you connect on something that is not so emotionally loaded - in counseling it is called "building rapport." In my view it doesn't hurt anyone in the family including the kids to learn to eat a bit better.
HP:
My H struggles with his weight and sometimes gets upset about it - he runs triathlons to motivate himself. He is a very big guy at 6'2" and 240lbs. He doesn't try to win the races, just do better than he did the time before.
I control what I eat much better than he does. He eats when he is tired and stressed much more than I do and he hates vegetables. HP - I have to forcefully tell H that I DO NOT want pizza, ice cream, or potato chips at 11pm while watching tv on the couch. Makes me crazy. He is Italian so pushing food on people is a birthright.
I have to get forceful as well, and it is so weird! In all other areas, I can say No and he respects that. But he will push junk food on me like there's no tomorrow. He says it is because he feels bad eating like that in front of me. I tell him that I don't care what he does--I have a job to do and I will get it done, no matter who is eating what and where they are eating it.
He is very conscious of being a "pig" in front of me. It's strange. He's neurotic, what can I say.
I bought some and they are not all that flattering. Can't tell if it's me or the drawers! The legs of them are humongous and the waist is a little large, even for me. (?)
I am quite disappointed but I bought them off Ebay so there is no returning them!
Couldn't link to the pants. I will say that if your pants aren't fitting correctly and you aren't in your regular clothes yet you need to go out and get one or two things that fit properly right now. I am still at an awful plateau - my weight also varies depending on my milk supply but I am feeling a little annoyed at the scale sticking where it is.
Take a look at this months Oprah magazine for a pretty good article on doing a fairly drastic plan.
